Strategies

Trend Trading Indicators and Strategies

What Is Trend Trading? Trend trading is one of the most popular strategies in financial markets, appealing to both novice and seasoned traders alike. At its core, it simply involves identifying and following the direction of market movements, which is why it is important to understand how to read trends correctly and if there is Read More…

Interest Futures
Fundamental Analysis

Interest Futures Edge Higher as Sales Decline Lifts Rate-Cut Bets

After a surprise decline in retail sales renewed rate-cut bets, interest futures rose on Thursday. On the other hand, the report sent Treasury yields lower. The decrease in retail sales indicated a slowing economy, reducing some of the impact of the upbeat inflation report on Tuesday. Meanwhile, investors also assessed labor market data. US retail Read More…

Crude Oil Futures
Fundamental Analysis

Oil Prices Take a Dive as Crude Inventories Soar

Oil prices fell on Wednesday due to a surge in crude inventories. When fuel stocks in the US increase, it is a sign that demand has dropped.  WTI futures (Source: Bloomberg, EIA) Moreover, a drop in refining in the US led to a bigger-than-expected build in inventories. US refining slowed significantly during the cold weather. Read More…

Fundamental Analysis

Gold Futures Dip as US Inflation Remains Persistent

Gold prices plunged on Tuesday as the dollar and Treasury yields rose after an upbeat inflation report. After a long wait, investors finally saw the state of inflation in the US. According to the report, inflation remains persistent and higher than expected. Consequently, there was a decline in Fed rate cut bets.  The outlook for Read More…

Nasdaq 100 index futures (NQ)
Technical Analysis

Nasdaq futures (NQ) sell-off in volume spike

Weekly Chart The weekly chart shows a strong uptrend with the Relative Strength Index (RSI) reading above 60, this is still strong bullish momentum. The volume on the weekly has been consistent as the trend continues to make higher highs. For traders looking to join the uptrend, a pullback toward the RSI-based Moving Average (MA) Read More…

Fundamental Analysis

Equities End Mixed as All Eyes Turn to Consumer Inflation

US equities ended Monday mixed as investors prepared for the release of the all-important US consumer inflation report. The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 ended the day slightly lower. Meanwhile, the Dow rose slightly. Monday was a relatively quiet day for equities as investors mostly stayed on the sidelines awaiting the inflation report. However, the Read More…

Technical Analysis

Gold Futures: Decisive Breaks and Key Levels to Trade

Weekly Chart Analysis of Gold Futures The weekly clearly shows the market is consolidating. The Fibonacci retracement levels from the recent swing high and low indicate that the price is hovering around the 100 level (previous all time high). Bulls still need to see a decisive break above this in order to continue with the Read More…

a man checking the type of stock orders on his laptop
Fundamental Analysis

Currency Futures Rise on Dollar’s Decline Amid Inflation Revision

Currency futures rose on Friday as the dollar fell after data showed inflation rose less than reported in December. However, this revision failed to change the outlook for rate cuts in the US. Additionally, it became clear that inflation rose more than previously reported in October and November. Meanwhile, the dollar closed the week with Read More…

Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ)
Technical Analysis

Are Nasdaq futures (NQ) overbought?

Weekly Timeframe Analysis:On the weekly chart, we can see price has been in a solid uptrend since the beginning of the year. The Relative Strength Index is currently in overbought territory. Despite the overbought RSI, we should consider the prevailing uptrend as the dominant force until price action suggests otherwise. Daily Timeframe Analysis:The daily chart Read More…